Wheeled toy



March 30,1926. 1,578,594

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March 30 1926.

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Patented Mar. 30, 1926.

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WHEELED TOY.

Original application filed. mive ber' 3, 1922,Seria1 No. 598,902.Divided and this I 7 Serial ltd/6675379.:

October 8, 1323.

Too whom it may] concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE E.-FLORKEY,

a citizen of the ,United States, residing at 1;

Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Wheeled Toys,' of which thefollowing is a SPGClfiCfltlOl'n reference being had the panying drawing.V V My invention relates to toys, and ticular to power toys.

It is the object of vide a toy representing an automobile which rein tothe accent in pan can be economically manufactured in quantities out ofa minimum number of pieces.

It is my object to provide a'toy which will be rigid and strong andwhich will be adaptable to a pull toy and also be adaptable to a powertoy which is preferred. The source of power is immateriah but'l preferto em ploy a frictiondriv'e.

It will be understood that in the Imm ta-v ture of toys Where the amountof profit per toy issmall it is essential'that theproduc tioni'n largequantities be through dies. Be-

cause of the great expense of the dies, it is necessary to reduce thenumber of parts of any toy to the minimum. It is also essential toreduce the amount of stock used 'so that it is a matter ofconsiderableimportance to economically utilize thestock and so design the severalparts that therewill be the least waste.

It is also essentialto have the toys simulate the appearance of actualarticles of commerce as nearly as possible." I g It is an additionalobject to provide ,a

blank so laid out that when it is finally formed the side walls of thebody and frame will be parallel whilethe hood will have its side wallsapproaching one-another towards the front and its top wall descendingtowards the front where the radiator It is a further object of myinyention to provide such alay out of blanks and dies that the minimumnumber of forming and piercing operations will be necessary.

, It is an additional object to provide an interchangeable Wind-shield.

It is an object to provide a' f enderwhich' may be readily. attached anddetached for shipment and which will havefits ends" so my' invention topro- P .It is'a further object to provide a; one I AT CLARENCE E? rmmmi0F DAYWN! 1531a eSmiiOii T r h-gamma To? ANFDV a'piiii aii 61i aieapiecereinforced radiator which simulates the radiz'itor'o'n an automobile;

.Reterringto the drawings: V Fig. 1*is a plan view partiallyv inperspective of the toy havinga sedan body; i

Fig. 2 is a plan View of he body blank in its initial stage; 1

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the body blank with Fig.1? is thflWiIld-Shlld,dash board, and 7 sun shade blank; l

' Fig. 8 is a perspective of the wind-shield blank finallyformed; y

, Fig. =9 is the blankfor the running board and fender on one side ofthecar;

; Fig. '10.i1lustrates the blank after the first forming operation;

- Fig; 11 represents the blank forming operation; Fig. 12representstl1elamp; blank; t Fig. 13: represents'the completed lamp;

Fig-His the sedan body blank; I

after the last.

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the doois, louvers, and edges of the vframe 7 Fig. 15 is the-sedan bodyblank formed just :prior-to bending into shape for assembly; I

. Fig-16isa4 showing the blank formin a part of the rear elevationoft-he sedan body rear'p'anel of the body and showing onewall inposition on the lefthandand 'thefright' hand wall about to be put inposition;

' Fig. '17 is aside elevation of a partially completed rear-Wall ofthesedan body and 'gasolinetank.

It will be-nunderstood tha t the primary purpose of'this' inyention isto provide in a few leces a toy which maybe shaped to exact y resemblean automobile. Theprobnumber of difli'erent configurations. (It is lemwhich I l1ave'-solvedhas beento' select the m nlmum pieces wh chcanbysuccessive die operations assume in single blanks 1a able as far aspossible, such, asflthet'enders and the dies interchangeable as inthecase I p g of the blank, while at the otherside a flange of the dies forthe tenders. I

It will be realized that my invention is applicable not 'only to toysbut to the vinanufactur-e ofother articles such as automobiles,

whereas in a cheaper class of vehiclesthe sameprobleins are presentedand the same economies arenecessary. V Referring to the drawings indetail:

of the automobile consistlng of The body the side walls, frame membersandhood are formed with a single piece. The hood por tion-of the blankfrom which these parts are formed is designated 1, and has on 'itsforwardend' ears 2 which later become 1 the forward ends of thesideframes I At the rear of th1s-hood portion. are V- shap ed slots 4 whichpartially separate the "hood portion trom the side walls of the bodydesignated :5. These side walls have their ad acent outer ends curved asat 6, while their outer walls are notched as at 7 andS to receive theaxle and mechanismcustomarily employed in such toys.

The next step is to form the embossed door outlines, 9, the louvers 10,and the side walls 11 of the hood. A flange 12 is also formed along theouter edge of the frame formation of a radiator. The front oftheradiator is designated 16 on which there are formed aseries ofindentatioi'is 17 to representthe honey-comb of the radiator.

Flanges 18 and 19*are providedfor engagement with" the radiator and thehood.

The blank illustrated in Fig. 7 is the windshield blank which isdesignated 20andhas cuttherein an I-shaped' slot 21. The'upp'er edge ofthe blanki22 is convex to fit'the roof of the sedan body and theloweredge is concave as zit-23 to fit. the top of the hood.

A part of the blank is turned inwardly as at 24 to torm'the dash boardand another portion 25 is formed outwardly to v form-a sun shade.

The fenders are-formed as follows A strip of metal 26 is provided with aseries' of teeth 27 at one, end, a-projecting outer edges so formed atriangular group.

rectangular portion 28 near the middle thereof on one side'and. a.series o't teeth desig-' nated-29, 30,31 and 32 at the other end. I Thissecond series Dirt/66th have their that the? teeth make In Fig, 10 itwillbe seen that these teeth are formed at right angles. to the mainbody A rectangular poi'tio1r28 is also made at right angles to the mainbody of the blank. 7

In- Fig. 11 it will be'rseen that the tenders 1 have bcen'arohed. Thetenders are attached to the chassis or body hereinb'efore described, byriveting or welding the teeth to the body. Headlamps are IEOHQQCl'OUbOfthe blank 34 by cupping the blank as at 35-. These head lamps aremounted upon the tenders.

' -Reierring to the formation, of the sedan body, the-body of the blankin Fig.14. is. On either'side -are the side designated 36. p p walls 37formed integral with the top a portioi'rot the length of the top andsepa' rated fromthe remainder ot the topby V- shaped cutaway portions38. The side walls 'are formed with windows 39 and arch -;shaped cutawayportions 40 to receive the tender and wheels at the rear of the body.The top is provided integral therewith with a rear panel 41. The line ofdivision be.- tween the panel and the top is indicated bynotches 42-. Arear window 43 is formed in the rear wall 41. V

The, lower end of therear wall has-a blank for the purposeot beingformed into a gasoline tank, oraninntatlon one. This blank isdesignated44, and is provided-with ears 45 on either side thereofwvhicl are rspaced trom the rearwall 41.

l The second general step 1n and to" punch inthe windows 47 to formengagement;- with the wind-shield and body ot the chassis of themachine. Inwardly bent flanges on the'bottorn of the side walls as at 49are formed to facilitate the engagement of the body with, the chassis.Likemembers which enable the several parts to be joined together. 7 Theears 45 are wall 41 of'the blank 44, thus defining the .edgeot' theimitation gasoline tank; The

bent up at right angles to the blank 44, while a curve 53 is placed inthe space between the ears and the (rear p the formation 7 of this sedanbody isto bend the Walls'46 frames. Flanges 48 are also formed onithe.torward edge of the body side walls-tor rear edge of the blank 44 isbent at right angles to the ears 45 as at 54 to complete the illusion. i

It will be to be confined to the details of myinvenunderstood that I donot desire:

amassemodifications which maybe found con venient in adapting myinvention to varying conditions. i

. This application is a division of Serial No. 598,902. g p Y f i Havingthus fully described my invention, 7

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 5 1. Ablank for the bodies of toy vehicles formed from a single piece of sheetmetal and comprising a central portion having its main portion shaped toconform to the top of the toy vehicle and an end'extension shapcdto formthe rear of the vehicle body and provided with a Window opening, andside wings each forined integrally at one end of the main portion of thecentral por-. tion and provided with door and Window openings.

2. A blank for the bodies ofv toy vehicles formed from a single pieceof'sheet metal and comprising a central portion having its main portionshaped to conform to the top of the toy vehicle and an end extensionshaped to form the rear of the vehicle body and providedwith a Windowopening, and side wings each formed integrally at one to other portionsof thetoy.

end of l'liGiIlLlliPOl'tlOll of the central portion and provided ,withdoor and Window openings, the peripheral portionsof said blank beingprovided With notched flange forming extensions'adapted for connection3. A blank forthe bodies of toy vehicles formed from a-singlegpiece' ofsheet metal and comprising a central portion having its main portionshaped to conform to the top of the toy vehicle and an end extensionshaped to form the rear of the vehicle body and provided With a Windowopening, and a side Wing's each formed integrally at one end of the mainportion of the central portion and provided WltlI ClOOI {and indowopenings, the peripheral portions of" said ture;

CLARENCE E. FLORKEY.

In 'l'GSlIlll'lOny whereof, I afiix iny signa and ends" of the vehicle o45 blank beingprovided With-notched flange

